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| August 16th 2006. The happy convoy break camp and head to an establishment optimistically signposted 'Internet Cafe'. In 10km the Volvo has developed a slipping clutch and nervous stutter at high revs, and the CC has begun to rupture gearbox fluid. They head back to a recently passed inspection ramp and and survey the CC's underside, discovering a dilapidated sump seal and a horrifying series of cracks in the gearbox casing. The sump is extracted and reattached with lashings of gasket sealant and epoxy resin on the really bad bits, and the outside of the gearbox is smeared with a Russian bodging paste that is as exceptionally effective as it is alarmingly brown. The plinth-bound cab attracts hoards of passing locals, happily including students Andrey and Maria who go far beyond the call of duty in locating a garage within cab-towing distance that will admit the sick Volvo at short notice. Both clutch and fuel pump are replaced by 11pm, and the convoy heads the the riverside holiday camp of A and M's droogs for drinking of Vodka, eating of unusual foods from cauldrons, singing, etc. |
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